WWI Major Alliances & Powers
Causes & Effects of WWI
The Scramble for Africa
Important People & Events
Colonies & Imperial Rivalries
100

This alliance included Britain, France, and Russia before and during WWI

What is the Triple Entente?

100

The assassination of this person directly triggered WW

(Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

100

 This 1884–85 conference divided Africa among European powers

What is the Berlin Conference?

100

This man unified Germany in the 19th century and hosted the Berlin Conference

Who is Otto von Bismarck?

100

This African country was colonized by Britain and produced gold and diamonds

What is South Africa?

200

Germany, Austria-Hungary, and this country made up the Central Powers

What is the Ottoman Empire?

200

 The acronym MAIN stands for these four long-term causes of WWI

What is Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism?

200

This European country controlled the Congo Free State under King Leopold II

What is Belgium?

200

He assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Who is Gavrilo Princip?

200

 These colonial soldiers fought alongside European powers in WWI

Who are colonial troops?

300

This heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne was assassinated, sparking WWI

Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

300

This treaty officially ended WWI in 1919

What is the Treaty of Versailles?

300

This river was a major route explored by Europeans in central Africa, famously associated with explorer Henry Morton Stanley.

What is the Congo River?

300

This event sparked outrage and led to war declarations across Europe

What is the assassination of Franz Ferdinand?

300

This West African country was a French colony known for its rich gold resources and was called the "Gold Coast."

What is Ghana?

400

Italy switched sides during WWI — originally allied with these two countries

What are Germany and Austria-Hungary?

400

The treaty of Versailles forced this country to accept blame for the war

What is Germany?

400

This European country controlled much of North Africa, including Algeria and Tunisia

What is France?

400

The organisation responsible for the assassination of Franz Ferdinand

What is the Black Hand?

400

This African country was controlled by Belgium and was infamous for brutal exploitation under King Leopold II

What is the Congo Free State?

500

 This country entered the war on the side of the Allies in 1917, helping tip the balance.

What is the United States?

500

 After WWI, this empire was dismantled, leading to the creation of several new countries in Eastern Europe.

What is the Austro-Hungarian Empire?

500

This city was the capital of the Belgian Congo during colonization

What is Kinshasa?

500

This event in 1917 led Russia to withdraw from World War I

What is the Russian Revolution?

500

These two countries are widely believed to be the only two African countries to have never been colonized

What are Ethiopia and Liberia?